Louisville Innovation Summit to bring top LTC leaders, entrepreneurs together
Nov 08, 2013
The inaugural Louisville Innovation Summit will convene Tuesday and Wednesday to examine and discuss options for bringing innovation to long-term care. Five of the nation’s largest senior care providers...
Canadian firm agrees to buy Skilled Healthcare for $750 million
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Haymarket Media
Nov 16, 2005
Toronto-based Onex. Corp. said this week it plans to acquire Skilled
Healthcare Group, an operator of long-term care facilities in the western United States, for about $750 million.
Manor Care approves sale to private equity firm
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Haymarket Media
Jul 03, 2007
Following the lead of other major long-term care chains, the board of Manor Care Inc., the largest nursing home chain in the United States, has agreed to sell the company to a private equity firm.
Higgins Alleman promoted at LaSalle
May 03, 2017
Kim Higgins Alleman has joined The LaSalle Group as its chief administrative officer.
Laundry customers honored
Apr 12, 2016
Maytag® Commercial Laundry honored Hercules Corp. of Hicksville, NY, with its Fred Maytag Award at its annual conference. The award given to the customer “that best emulates the founder’s...
Federal funding for age-related diseases and illnesses is declining, report finds
May 24, 2011
One of the realities of the national budget crisis is that government funding for age-related health conditions — particularly Alzheimer’s — is drying up, says a new report from the Alzheimer’s...
NACNS selects management group
Jul 03, 2018
The National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists has chosen Virtual Inc. as its new management service and support team.
Beverly distributor wary of prospective buyer, cuts links with chain
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Haymarket Media
Sep 14, 2005
A longtime key distributor of Beverly Enterprises Inc. has opted not to renew its long-term distribution agreement with the nursing home chain. It attributes its decision to concerns about Beverly’s...
Mercy Ships to receive medical equipment
Jul 12, 2016
GF Health Products Inc. (“Graham-Field”) announced it would donate medical equipment to Mercy Ships, a volunteer-based charity delivery healthcare to medically underserved nations.
Kindred, AmerisourceBergen to merge pharmacy services
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Haymarket Media
Aug 08, 2006
Kindred Healthcare Inc. and AmerisourceBergen Corp. have reached a tentative agreement to combine their institutional-pharmacy businesses into a new, independent publicly traded company.